Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 1.28.35

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अशूरेण हतः शूर एकेनापि हतं शतम् ।
प्राकृताः प्रभुतां याताः सर्वमावर्त्यते जगत् ॥ ३५ ॥

aśūreṇa hataḥ śūra ekenāpi hataṃ śatam |
prākṛtāḥ prabhutāṃ yātāḥ sarvamāvartyate jagat || 35 ||

It happens sometimes, that an impotent man slays a hero, and that hundreds are killed by one individual; so also a commoner becomes a noble man, and thus every thing is changeful in this varying world.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.28.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hata, Shura, Eka, Api, Shata, Prakrita, Prabhuta, Yata, Sarvam, Sarva, Avartin, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.35). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “aśūreṇa hataḥ śūra ekenāpi hataṃ śatam ”
aśūr -
√śā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third plural]

√śā (verb class 4)

[aorist active third plural]
reṇa -
ra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√raṇ (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√raṇ (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
hataḥ -
hata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
śūra* -
śūra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ekenā -
eka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
hatam -
hata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
śatam -
śata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “prākṛtāḥ prabhutāṃ yātāḥ sarvamāvartyate jagat ”
prākṛtāḥ -
prākṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prākṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prabhutām -
prabhutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yātāḥ -
yāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yā class 2 verb]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āvartya -
āvartin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

āvartin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ate -
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]